We're overeducated and underexperienced, when really it should be the other way around. It's a pity - and a case of misallocated resources - considering higher education is getting more and more expensive while salaries are not really keeping up in these economic times. I keep hearing ...
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Indonesia opens its first prison for corruption crimes
From Jurist: Indonesia's justice minister announced Tuesday the opening of a prison wing intended to confine individuals convicted of corruption....The wing was added to alleviate overcrowding in the Indonesian prison system and was also in response to criticism that wealthy prisoners are permitted to live in luxury. Anti-corruption reform has been one of the primary ...
Weekend links!
Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! It's Saturday morning, and I'm working hard on my thesis which is due by the end of the week! I'm definitely panicking because I keep finding more things that need to be added, changed, edited, or improved. I never realized how much work a thesis really is. ...
Where are the Millennial public interest lawyers the world so desperately needs?
Today, more and more young people are finding service-oriented careers attractive. Indeed, there is a seismic generational shift underway. Generation Y is breaking with the tradition of paying one’s dues and climbing the corporate ladder; instead, Millennials seek to find work that they are passionate about, that reflects their values, and that brings deep meaning ...
Feature Friday: Civic Ventures
When everyone else is obsessing over "building the next generation of leaders" and encouraging Gen Yers to become social entrepreneurs and social change innovators, one organization out there is quietly redefining the careers and lives of the Boomers. Civic Ventures, founded in 1998 by Marc Freedman, is working to engage our country's millions of baby ...